Philippines, Okada ManilaEVENT #23

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Ilia Timofeev

Russia

Blind level

Level 15: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Entries

13/83

Total Chips

2,490,000

Average

191,538

Flight A

SMPSMP

1/23/2025, 3:58:58 PM

End of Flight A - 13 Surivivors

Level 15: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Player	Chips
MA Mark AlmusajinPhilippines	520,000(130 BB)
NA Naohiro AritaJapan	320,000(80 BB)
TA Teruhisa AoyamaJapan	310,000(78 BB)
MF Maxim FanaUnited Kingdom	240,000(60 BB)
VM Vamerdino MagsakayPhilippines	198,000(50 BB)
DM Darren MovesAustralia	158,000(40 BB)
RT Ricardo Torres (2)Philippines	142,000(36 BB)
MT Masahiro ToyodaJapan	134,000(34 BB)
PW Patrick WahlquistDenmark	130,000(33 BB)
SK Sergei Korzhenko	102,000(26 BB)
IT Ilia TimofeevRussia	86,000(22 BB)
RJ Rick Jason AmbataPhilippines	83,000(21 BB)
MC Ma Carmen Esdaile	66,000(17 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/23/2025, 2:36:26 PM

Chip Count Update

Level 14: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

Mark Almusajin

Flight A action is close to wrapping up, with five more eliminations to go before bagging time. 13 players out of the 83-entry field are set to advance to Day 2 on Sunday, January 26. Leading the charge is local grinder Mark Almusajin, who has consistently kept the lead all throughout the day.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips
MA Mark AlmusajinPhilippines	433,500(145 BB)
TA Teruhisa AoyamaJapan	225,000(75 BB)
PW Patrick WahlquistDenmark	180,000(60 BB)
NA Naohiro AritaJapan	172,000(57 BB)
DM Darren MovesAustralia	155,500(52 BB)
VM Vamerdino MagsakayPhilippines	148,000(49 BB)
SK Sergei Korzhenko	141,000(47 BB)
IT Ilia TimofeevRussia	132,000(44 BB)
MT Masahiro ToyodaJapan	127,500(43 BB)
MF Maxim FanaUnited Kingdom	127,500(43 BB)
HT Ho-Tai TsaiTaiwan	107,500(36 BB)
PE Paul ElliottUnited Kingdom	106,000(35 BB)
JC Joshua CuevasUnited States of America	100,000(33 BB)
RJ Rick Jason AmbataPhilippines	70,000(23 BB)
RT Ricardo Torres (2)Philippines	64,000(21 BB)
MC Ma Carmen Esdaile	57,500(19 BB)
FC Florencio CampomanesPhilippines	53,000(18 BB)
RR Rey RocaPhilippines	33,500(11 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/23/2025, 2:28:14 PM

Ricardo Torres Wins Blind Battle

Level 13: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

Ricardo Torres

A blind vs blind battle saw Ilia Timofeev open to 7,000, called behind by Ricardo Torres. Timofeev continued for 6,000 on flop K♣ 8♦ 3♥ , and saw Torres raise to 12,500. Timofeev made it 30,000 to go, and Torres completed onto turn 8♣ . Timofeev didn't hesitate to lead all-in, called by Torres for his last 22,500.

Ilia Timofeev K♠ Q♣

Ricardo Torres 9♦ 8♥

Timofeev in rough shape against trip eights, booked the loss as river 6♠ completed the board.

Player	Chips
RT Ricardo Torres (2)Philippines	121,500(49 BB)
IT Ilia TimofeevRussia	99,000(40 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/23/2025, 1:34:57 PM

Quick Scoop for Ilia Timofeev

Level 12: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

Ilia Timofeev

Martin Gonzales open shoved 29,000, and saw Ilia Timofeev behind, rise to the challenge.

Dominated, Gonzales headed out shortly after board 4♦ T♦ 4♠ 2♣ Q♣ felted no nines.

Player	Hand	Chips
IT Ilia TimofeevRussia	J♦J♠ CO	214,000(107 BB)
MG Martin GonzalesPhilippines	9♠9♣ MP	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/23/2025, 1:26:57 PM

Ilia Timofeev Takes It Down

Level 12: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

Ilia Timofeev

A five way limp pot rolled a flop of J♥ 2♠ 2♦ . Action checked to Ilia Timofeev, who bet 4,500. Ricardo Torres and Roxanne Victorino on the big blind, stuck around to see turn K♠ . Timofeev barreled another 5,500 and saw both continue once more to river 4♣ . All three checked it down, revealing Timofeev's two pair good for the win.

Player	Hand	Chips
IT Ilia TimofeevRussia	K♥7♥ CO	151,000(76 BB)
RT Ricardo Torres (2)Philippines	J♣7♣ D	130,500(65 BB)
RV Roxanne Victorino	J♠T♠ BB	9,500(5 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/23/2025, 12:30:27 PM

Chip Count Update

Level 11: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

Mark Almusajin

Player	Chips
MA Mark AlmusajinPhilippines	287,500(192 BB)
SK Sergei Korzhenko	177,000(118 BB)
DM Darren MovesAustralia	165,000(110 BB)
BB Brenton ButtigiegAustralia	141,000(94 BB)
RT Ricardo Torres (2)Philippines	138,000(92 BB)
PW Patrick WahlquistDenmark	123,000(82 BB)
HT Ho-Tai TsaiTaiwan	120,000(80 BB)
RJ Rick Jason AmbataPhilippines	118,000(79 BB)
VM Vamerdino MagsakayPhilippines	107,000(71 BB)
DK Daito KameiJapan	101,000(67 BB)
MT Masahiro ToyodaJapan	98,000(65 BB)
TA Teruhisa AoyamaJapan	93,200(62 BB)
SJ Seonghun JeongSouth Korea	70,000(47 BB)
MG Martin GonzalesPhilippines	70,000(47 BB)
MF Maxim FanaUnited Kingdom	58,000(39 BB)
FC Florencio CampomanesPhilippines	53,000(35 BB)
PE Paul ElliottUnited Kingdom	53,000(35 BB)
IT Ilia TimofeevRussia	48,000(32 BB)
MC Ma Carmen Esdaile	43,000(29 BB)
JC Joshua CuevasUnited States of America	33,000(22 BB)
TY Takahiko Yachiya	30,000(20 BB)
RV Roxanne Victorino	30,000(20 BB)
LT Leslie TsuiHong Kong	30,000(20 BB)
RR Rey RocaPhilippines	30,000(20 BB)
LE Lester EdocPhilippines	30,000(20 BB)
NA Naohiro AritaJapan	25,500(17 BB)
BV Bernard VuFrance	22,000(15 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/23/2025, 12:03:04 PM

Oleg Mordassov Risks It All

Level 10: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

Oleg Mordassov

Ilia Timofeev opened 2,400 on the hijack and was called by three other players behind. On flop 4♥ 5♣ 2♥ , Oleg Mordassov led all-in, leaving all three unable to continue.

Player	Chips
IT Ilia TimofeevRussia	88,000(73 BB)
OM Oleg MordassovSwitzerland	27,300(23 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/23/2025, 11:51:01 AM

Rick Jason Ambata Spikes the River

Level 9: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

Rick Jason Ambata

Rick Jason Ambata opened utg+1 and called a 7,000 three bet from Ilia Timofeev a seat after. Action on board 8♥ 2♠ 9♠ 7♦ 3♠ was checked to the river, where Ambata led 9,000. Timofeev found the call, and mucked as Ambata showed a set 3♦ 3♥ .

Player	Chips
IT Ilia TimofeevRussia	83,000(69 BB)
RJ Rick Jason AmbataPhilippines	54,000(45 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/23/2025, 10:49:33 AM

Daniel Francis Surrenders

Level 8: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

Daniel Francis

With a pot of 28,700 in the middle across board 6♥ A♠ 4♥ 9♥ , Ilia Timofeev on the button, made a go for it with a bet of 9,500. Daniel Francis quickly surrendered, giving up the pot to Timofeev.

Player	Chips
IT Ilia TimofeevRussia	125,300(125 BB)
DF Daniel FrancisUnited Kingdom	38,700(39 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/23/2025, 10:29:17 AM

Chip Count Update

Level 8: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

Mark Almusajin

Player	Chips
MA Mark AlmusajinPhilippines	160,100(160 BB)
SK Sergei Korzhenko	140,000(140 BB)
IT Ilia TimofeevRussia	108,000(108 BB)
DK Daito KameiJapan	102,000(102 BB)
BB Brenton ButtigiegAustralia	84,200(84 BB)
VM Vamerdino MagsakayPhilippines	79,500(80 BB)
CQ Cezar QuiambaoPhilippines	79,000(79 BB)
RV Roxanne Victorino	79,000(79 BB)
MT Masahiro ToyodaJapan	79,000(79 BB)
PW Patrick WahlquistDenmark	74,000(74 BB)
MG Martin GonzalesPhilippines	58,000(58 BB)
SJ Seonghun JeongSouth Korea	58,000(58 BB)
DM Darren MovesAustralia	55,000(55 BB)
SC Sun Chao Hsuan	52,400(52 BB)
WJ William JonesUnited States of America	48,000(48 BB)
MF Maxim FanaUnited Kingdom	46,200(46 BB)
MC Ma Carmen Esdaile	46,000(46 BB)
PE Paul ElliottUnited Kingdom	44,200(44 BB)
RR Rey RocaPhilippines	43,000(43 BB)
RJ Rick Jason AmbataPhilippines	41,300(41 BB)
JM Joris MichlNetherlands	38,800(39 BB)
BV Bernard VuFrance	35,800(36 BB)
HT Ho-Tai TsaiTaiwan	35,200(35 BB)
DF Daniel FrancisUnited Kingdom	34,000(34 BB)
JC John ConstinianoPhilippines	31,900(32 BB)
ED Emmanuel DerechoPhilippines	31,000(31 BB)
SA Sangjin AnSouth Korea	30,300(30 BB)
MR Maxwell RosetePhilippines	30,000(30 BB)
KL Kyoungsun Lee	29,200(29 BB)
CK Carsten KlugGermany	22,000(22 BB)
TY Takahiko Yachiya	14,000(14 BB)
TY Taeil YunSouth Korea	13,500(14 BB)
JC Joshua CuevasUnited States of America	7,100(7 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/23/2025, 10:00:29 AM

Ilia Timofeev Collects in Full

Level 7: 400 / 800 ante: 800

A four way raised pot dealt a flop of T♥ 5♦ A♠ . Action was checked to Ilia Timofeev on the button, pushing him to bet 2,000. Rick Jason Ambata check raised to 6,000, and followed with another 12,000 on turn Q♦ . Timofeev called down to river 4♦ , where he bet all-in for his remaining 34,000. Ambata paid the price with two pair A♣ T♦ , only to take a loss as Timofeev revealed nut flush A♦ 3♦ .

Player	Chips
IT Ilia TimofeevRussia	113,000(141 BB)
RJ Rick Jason AmbataPhilippines	37,600(47 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/23/2025, 10:00:29 AM

Ilia Timofeev Collects in Full

Level 7: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Ilia Timofeev

Player	Chips
IT Ilia TimofeevRussia	113,000(141 BB)
RJ Rick Jason AmbataPhilippines	37,600(47 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/23/2025, 8:31:15 AM

Mark Almusajin Smashes Board

Level 5: 200 / 500 ante: 500

Mark Almusajin

With 5,100 in the middle on flop 6♠ Q♦ J♠ , four way action saw Mark Almusajin lead 1,500 utg, followed by an all-in from Ricardo Torres for 5,500. All three made the call onto turn A♥ , where Almusajin fired another 8,500. Ilia Timofeev called behind, yet folded on river 2♦ after Almusajin moved all-in.

Almusajin showed two pair A♠ J♥ , leaving Torres' Q♠ 9♣ crushed by the turn.

Player	Chips
MA Mark AlmusajinPhilippines	69,400(139 BB)
IT Ilia TimofeevRussia	26,600(53 BB)
RT Ricardo Torres (2)Philippines	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/23/2025, 8:20:05 AM

Top Chip Counts

Level 5: 200 / 500 ante: 500

Rick Jason Ambata

Player	Chips
RJ Rick Jason AmbataPhilippines	88,700(177 BB)
EG Edilberto GopezPhilippines	71,300(143 BB)
JC Joshua CuevasUnited States of America	66,500(133 BB)
SK Sergei Korzhenko	63,100(126 BB)
PW Patrick WahlquistDenmark	54,200(108 BB)
SJ Seonghun JeongSouth Korea	53,100(106 BB)
SC Sun Chao Hsuan	51,300(103 BB)
ED Emmanuel DerechoPhilippines	50,500(101 BB)
MF Maxim FanaUnited Kingdom	50,200(100 BB)
MR Maxwell RosetePhilippines	47,600(95 BB)
HK Hogyun KangSouth Korea	43,000(86 BB)
IT Ilia TimofeevRussia	38,000(76 BB)
SA Sangjin AnSouth Korea	37,000(74 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/23/2025, 6:44:24 AM

Darren Moves Picks Up a Win

Level 3: 100 / 300 ante: 300

Darren Moves

Darren Moves limped in and saw both players on the blinds come along on flop Q♥ 6♥ 9♦ . Checked to Moves, he bet 700, called by Ilia Timofeev. Both checked turn A♦ through to river 2♦ , where Moves bet 2,000. Timofeev opted out, shipping Moves the boost.

Player	Chips
IT Ilia TimofeevRussia	36,600(122 BB)
DM Darren MovesAustralia	22,600(75 BB)